In the Bunny Rabbit class there are conflicts. Conflicts are completely normal. Learning how to work them out can be a challenge. There can be many sources of conflict - possession, jealousy, impatience, curiosity, over-enthusiasm. Sometimes, the conflict is simply accidental. In the picture above Karis had carefully stacked up the people blocks to measure them. Weston came over to check out what was going on and accidentally bumped the table causing, well, you know what! Of course Karis wasn't happy about having her hard work knocked over. Weston certainly didn't mean to knock them over. Hmmm - what to do, what to do?? I happened to be nearby and suggested to Karis that she tell Weston how she had set them up and he could reconstruct it for her. Let me tell you Karis took her role seriously and gave fantastic directions. Weston took his job seriously too, and built it back exactly as she told him. Conflict resolved! Is it always this easy with young children? Nope. We try to give as many opportunities to resolve conflicts successfully so that when the next conflict arises, each child will have a memory of a positive outcome!
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